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22-story apartment building planned to replace troubled Onyx night club

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Last spring the long-troubled Onyx nightclub closed its doors after years of illegal drug activity and at least one shooting. Now the space located at 211 Third St. S. is slated for something all new:  a 22-story apartment tower. According to St. Pete Rising, Ken Heretick of Vector Properties currently owns the property. American Land Ventures has entered into a contract to purchase the space. The plans are a welcome change to the block after the troubled history of parts…

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New St. Pete Store open for business in downtown

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The newly renovated Visitors Center complete with a brand new St. Pete Store are now open for business in downtown St. Pete. The Center and Store directly across the street from Sundial offers St. Pete-centric gifts and trinkets created by local artists and vendors. “The St. Pete Store houses some of the cool products that are made in the shade here in St. Pete,” said St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President Chris Steinocher. “We are excited to partner with the…

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Alley recycling pickup to start in St. Pete January 25

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St. Pete residents with alley access have known since September they would be able to start taking recycling bins to the alley where trash is collected instead of to the curb sometime in January. But now there’s a more specific date. In a tweet Tuesday, St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman announced that alley recycling pickup would begin January 25 and that more details would follow. City Council is set to hear a staff report on alley recycling at its meeting…

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St. Pete’s Pier Park won’t be named Pier Park

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The new St. Pete Pier won’t be called Pier Park. The design concept originally pitched as Pier Park will remain the same, but the name itself will not. Instead the new Pier will simply be The St. Pete Pier. The city was notified of a potential copyright infringement in June. The St. Joe Company, a Florida real estate developer, has already staked its claim to the name Pier Park. The company developed a mixed use area of land in Panama…

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Former Birchwood employee Susan Robertson alleges age discrimination

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A former employee and prominent local publicist is suing the Birchwood in downtown St. Pete for age discrimination. Susan Robertson, 66, had served as the boutique hotel’s senior banquet sales manager for about a year according to a lawsuit filed in Pinellas County courts. As such she was responsible for managing weddings and various other group events. Robertson is the former spokesperson for the St. Pete Pier and was known as “Susan from the Pier” as such. She currently works…

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St. Pete gasp moment: Pier Park critics just gave kudos to the city

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After months of writing about all the criticism thrust at St. Pete officials regarding the Pier, the unthinkable has finally happened. The resoundingly critical “WOW the Lens SUCKS” Facebook page finally has some praise. “Update. After checking Squaremouth’s Pier cams, they now have an FAA approved light on the remaining core column. Kudos!” It’s perhaps the first time commenters on that site have had anything nice to say at all about the city and its Pier and represents what hopefully…

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Park Once in St. Pete encourages visitors to use parking garages

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St. Pete is launching a six-month pilot program Friday that allows downtown partygoers or sightseers to park in one of two parking garages and then use a shuttle to get from place to place. The idea is to reduce parking congestion along St. Pete streets on weekends when visitors often have to park blocks away from their destination. The program is called Park Once and will run Friday and Saturday nights between 5 and 6 p.m. Users can park in…

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